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The first application for an independent review of a decision by the .au Domain Administration (auDA) has successfully overturned the registration of a business’ primary domain name.
Firm: Gadens (Stewart Media, Search Global Pty Ltd).
The application clarifies who can be a “registrant” for the purpose of making an application under auDA’s rules, and what constitutes “sufficient evidence of an intention” to transfer a domain name.
Value: N/A
Area: Intellectual Property, Technology
Key players: Antoine Pace (partner) led the matter, and was assisted by Alida Vandewiele (lawyer).
Deal significance: The chair of the independent panel has set an “important precedent”, Gadens said, regarding the interpretation of the Registration Review Panel Rules, with a recommendation from the chair for auDA to consider changes to its published policies for deregistration of domain names.
Gadens also noted, in its own statement, that the decision was significant for the domain name industry and future applicants.
auDA acknowledged last week that it is “currently examining the [decision] to identify whether any changes are required to existing policies”.
Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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